Improvement in curry-combs



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CHARLES A. HOTCHKISS, OF BBIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CURRV-COMBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 170,733, dated December7, 1875; application filed October 23, 1875.

CASE E.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. HOTGH- KISS, of Bridgeport, in the countyof Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in Curry- Combs; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figurel of the drawings is a representation of a longitudinal verticalsection of my currycomb. Fig. 2 is a side view of the handlepieces, andFig.3 a perspective view of one of the filling-pieces. Fig. 4 is aperspective View of my curry-comb.

The object of my invention is to improve close-back curry-combs, whichare made of trough-shaped comb-bars, which are secured together byriveting them to cross-bars, so as to present what is termed in thetrade ribbedback curry-combs.

Prior to my invention close-back currycombs have been made oftrough-shaped bars, one flange of which was toothed, and the othertoothless, the latter serving to strengthen a contiguous com b-flange.

I have found that the strengthening-flanges are useless, and I make aclose-back currycomb which is lighter, and much cheaper, than the combsabove referred to, andwhich has but a single thickness of metalthroughout.

Another object of my invention is to improve the grasping'handle of acurry-comb by constructing the same of two parts, one part serving as abrace or tie-bar, and the other part serving as a means by which tograsp the curry-comb, as will be hereinafter explained.

In the annexed drawings, A A A designate trough-shaped comb-bars, havingteeth formed on the edges of both flanges. These comhbars are secured atsuitable distances apart to cross-bars B B C, rivets being used for thispurpose. The spaces between the backs of the comb-bars are filled bythin plates D, which are riveted to the cross-bars B B C, and which mayhave their edges rounded, so as to correspond to the rounded corners ofthe comb-bars, and thus give a finished appearance to the back of thecurry-comb.

The grasping-handle, which is represented. in the annexed drawings, iscomposed of two pieces, C G, one of which is first riveted to the backsof the comb-bars and filling-plates D, after which the other piece,which is grasped in the hand, is riveted to the outer comb-bar, and alsoto the piece C. Both of the pieces C G are bent, so as to form a tangfor a wooden handle, J, and also a thumbrest, g.

I do not under this application claim a handle for a curry-comb havingan inclined thumbrest, g, as this feature forms the subject of anotherapplication, marked case A, and bearin g even date with the filing ofthis.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. Filling-plates D, combined with combbars A, substantially asdescribed.

2. The handle to the back of a curry-comb formed of two pieces, C G, ofwhich the piece C extends across the back of the comb to brace andstrengthen the same, and is bent upward to form the thumb-rest g,substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. HOTCHKISS.

Witnesses:

WALTER C. MASI, ROBERT EVERETT.

